Cheap flights from New York to Gdansk

April is the cheapest month to fly this route, and the price calendar covers September through July — August is the one month without tracked fares, so if your dates are flexible, aim for spring. Midweek departures out of Newark, Kennedy or La Guardia usually cost less than Friday and Sunday flights, and connections price differently depending on the European hub you pass through. Book a few months ahead for summer and the Christmas period, when Polish and American school breaks push fares up, and leave last-minute booking to off-season trips.

Expect a mix of full-service and low-cost carriers. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss, Austrian, Brussels Airlines and Icelandair sell this route as a single ticket with the connection built in, so the whole trip sits under one booking. Norse Atlantic Airways flies the Atlantic on a low-cost model, where the base fare is lower and extras are priced on top. Air Canada Jazz and Endeavor Air usually appear as regional legs feeding a larger network, and Neos Air turns up on some itineraries as well. Check what each fare includes before you compare prices.

You land at Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport, a compact terminal a short ride from the centre of Gdansk. The usual ways into town are the local train, an airport bus, a taxi or a ride-hailing car, and all of them are easy to find on arrival. Late landings are the one thing to plan for: if your connection gets in after the evening, arrange your transfer before you fly rather than at the kerb. Nothing about the airport is complicated — the tricky part of this route is the connection, not the arrival.

Currency

PLZ (zł)

Power sockets

Type C, E · 230 V

Language

Polish

Emergency number

112, 986, 997

Driving side

right

Calling code

+48

Internet domain

.pl

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Gdansk

488 k (2024)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/Warsaw)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Pick your New York airport first: Newark Liberty International, John F Kennedy and La Guardia price differently.
• Check whether a checked bag is included, since the low-cost long-haul fare prices bags separately.
• On separate tickets, leave a long gap between flights — a delay on the first is not the second airline's problem.
• Confirm your passport and Poland's entry rules before you pay, and match the name to your document.
• Book early for summer and the Christmas weeks; April is the cheapest month on this route.
• Match your arrival at Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport to the last train or bus of the day.